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of america and the nra s you. our future depends on young nra members. young nra and numbers like maddie. stand up. here she is. maddie is a high school student from down the road. she recently invited to dozen kids and their parents out to her family's ranch. none of them have been around firearms before. with the help of some instructors, maddie introduced into the wonderful world of hooting. she said she was filled with joy watching their faces light up when they shot a gun for the first time. afterwards, they said the experience had changed their position on the second amendment. she even signed up a few new nra members that day, including to life members. if maddie and others like her who are the future of our freedom, and i believe our agent has never looked brighter. i do again for being here today. if you look around this room, you will see with the grass-roots army of freedom ooks like. that army is each one of you here today. and millions more of us across america. we are the only thing standing between
of america and the nra s you. our future depends on young nra members. young nra and numbers like maddie. stand up. here she is. maddie is a high school student from down the road. she recently invited to dozen kids and their parents out to her family's ranch. none of them have been around firearms before. with the help of some instructors, maddie introduced into the wonderful world of hooting. she said she was filled with joy watching their faces light up when they shot a gun for the first...
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it's no secret the nra's goal is to stop any new gun laws. it called the defeat of background checks a victory. >> we don't mistake battles for wars. it was a victory in a battle, but the war continues. >> and there is more evidence this morning that the politics of this are changing. a poll shows that voters are more likely to support democrats kay hagan and mary landrieu, both in conservative states, because of their vote for background checks. >>> and then there was this moment in tucson. >> i would like to thank you so much for your vote. >> after that town hall meeting, that woman, pat simon, and other survivors of the shooting in tucson, presented senator john mccain with roses, 19 of them. 13 for the people who were injured, including gabby giffords, six for the people who died. i want to bring in nbc's casey hunt at the nra convention in houston. she's been covering the gun debate extensively. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. >> "usa today" poll showed how attendance at these meetings is going back up. if they get to 80
it's no secret the nra's goal is to stop any new gun laws. it called the defeat of background checks a victory. >> we don't mistake battles for wars. it was a victory in a battle, but the war continues. >> and there is more evidence this morning that the politics of this are changing. a poll shows that voters are more likely to support democrats kay hagan and mary landrieu, both in conservative states, because of their vote for background checks. >>> and then there was this...
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if the nra's message is law-abiding citizens are not going to do it, they would have othing to worry about. you would be targeting the >> trayvon's body is tagged and taken to the medical examiner's office. at the police predinth zimmerman is interviewed. the police does not buy his version of the story which he want to charge zimmerman with something in the boy's death. he is overruled by his supervisors and zimmerman is released with no charge. farce the police are concerned, that is the end of that case. when tracy martin and his girlfriend return home trayvon isn't there. tracy calls trayvon's cell phone repeatedly but there is no answer. resonate es this case o much for so much of this country? s juan williams wrote in the wall street journal the majority of those black people are killed by other black people, where is the march for them? it is true that black on black crime in general and lives taken by other black people in particular is a tragedy and any life taken is a tragedy. but this case for many people wasn't about an extraordinary death but about the extraordinary ineq
if the nra's message is law-abiding citizens are not going to do it, they would have othing to worry about. you would be targeting the >> trayvon's body is tagged and taken to the medical examiner's office. at the police predinth zimmerman is interviewed. the police does not buy his version of the story which he want to charge zimmerman with something in the boy's death. he is overruled by his supervisors and zimmerman is released with no charge. farce the police are concerned, that is...
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it's no secret the nra's goal is to stop any new gun laws. it called the defeat of background checks a victory. >> we don't mistake battles for wars. it was a victory in a battle, but the war continues. >> and there is more evidence this morning that the politics of this are changing. a poll shows that voters are more likely to support democrats kay hagan and mary landrieu, both in conservative states, because of their vote for background checks. >>> and then there was this moment in tucson. >> i would like to thank you so much for your vote.
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palin, the nra looks forward to receiving your application. thanks for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> war song. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. let me start with this. the hawks sing from the same song sheet. have you noticed? the same chorus of neocons and good old-fashioned hawks out there now doing it again like they did with iraq and will be doing again with iran. they're all on the same page. ready? here it comes if. if we don't get engaged militarily in syria, syria, that will lead to a war with north cree y and iran.
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which begs the question -- how freakin' crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also i'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris. that was awkward apologize. very awkward. but speaking the tables, before dinner i had a chance to mingle. i worked the crowd. i shoot my hands and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they'll buy anything. but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. last year tom brokaw criticized this event for having too much superstars and a-list. when i told tom i would be attending this year, he said, "that's more like it." that shouldn't be funny to you. but this is really a star-studded event. this year you have taken it to new lites. i have to congratulate you. new heights. you have some of the guys from "duck dynasty" here. yeah. the guys from "duck dine citi"er here which can only mean one thing -- the guys from "storage wars" said no. guys, i really don'
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is the nra essentially taking a victory lap there? >> a really sleb bratter to atmosphere here as far as the senate background check failure is concerned, although there's also a sense of urgency that this is a fight they need to keep going. but they have cited new things such as they are now saying that 5 million members of the nra, up from 4 million, they say, since the newtown shooting, they also say that, you know, they have got members here from all over the country. officials say it could be 100,000 people this time, but we will wait and see when the numbers come back for sure. >> james, organizing for america, we talked about it earlier in the broadcast, the president's advocacy arm, if you will, ofa had promised to punish senators who voted against new gun measures, but according to politico, ofa has so far been less than successful, politico saying in part, the group did not sway a single vote for the background check proposal and so far, it hasn't been able to make any of those who voted against it feel any heat. how badly d
is the nra essentially taking a victory lap there? >> a really sleb bratter to atmosphere here as far as the senate background check failure is concerned, although there's also a sense of urgency that this is a fight they need to keep going. but they have cited new things such as they are now saying that 5 million members of the nra, up from 4 million, they say, since the newtown shooting, they also say that, you know, they have got members here from all over the country. officials say it...
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the nra leadership has been up on the stage at their annual meeting of members. wayne lapierre was up there calling this a big victory for the gun lobby but they're also casting it carefully as a battle that's part of a larger war. so they want to make sure that they don't get too comfortable with it, and nra president david keene actually got up there and acknowledged that they didn't think they might even get this far back in january after the newtown shootings. he called the defeat of the background check legislation, quote, an accomplishment that few of us would have predicted back in january, end quote. the members that i have been talking to here say also that they really don't support the background check legislation and that they see it as an undue burden on legal gun owners. >> nra is getting a new president. he's already been elected but he's taking the role on monday. couple interesting points about him. he's called president barack obama a fake president. attorney general eric holder, rap rab bilid un-american. what can you tell me about that man? >>
the nra leadership has been up on the stage at their annual meeting of members. wayne lapierre was up there calling this a big victory for the gun lobby but they're also casting it carefully as a battle that's part of a larger war. so they want to make sure that they don't get too comfortable with it, and nra president david keene actually got up there and acknowledged that they didn't think they might even get this far back in january after the newtown shootings. he called the defeat of the...
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, which begs the question how freakin' crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also, i'd hike to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that awkward, and i apologize, very awkward. but speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to ming. you probably saw me. i worked the crowd and shook some hand and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they will buy anything. but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. last year tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told tom i'd be attending this year, he said that's more like it. that shouldn't be funny to you. but this is really a star-studded event. this year you've taken it to new heights. i have to congratulate you, new height, because you've got some of the guys from "duck dynasty" here. "duck stein city." the guys are only here which means only one th
, which begs the question how freakin' crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also, i'd hike to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that awkward, and i apologize, very awkward. but speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to ming. you probably saw me. i worked the crowd and shook some hand and sold my...
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you hear that from the nra all the time. but if background checks, simply confirming that people are who they say they are is not a commonsense measure, then what is? >> well, look, again it's the issue of you have these measures in place, but when you do find that people are not being truthful, they're not prosecuted. so, why in the world do you create more laws that you're not going to enforce? who does that -- who does that affect? certainly not the criminal. but it does, it does put a bigger burden on the law-abiding citizen. and let's face the facts, 99.999% of gun owners in miss country are responsible, good citizens. why in the world are we making them the targets of our -- of our legislative activities? >> all right, congressman michael burgess, thanks so much for being here this morning. >> thank you. >>> this week's office politics alex sits down with former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, who also served two terms as mayor of philadelphia. here they talk about immigration, and whether the boston attacks will aff
you hear that from the nra all the time. but if background checks, simply confirming that people are who they say they are is not a commonsense measure, then what is? >> well, look, again it's the issue of you have these measures in place, but when you do find that people are not being truthful, they're not prosecuted. so, why in the world do you create more laws that you're not going to enforce? who does that -- who does that affect? certainly not the criminal. but it does, it does put a...
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which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] i would like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd, shook some hands and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they will buy anything. it is an absolute joy to be her at the white house correspondents dinner. last year, tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told him i would be attending this year, he said, that is more like it. [laughter] that should not be funny to you. but this is really a star- studded event. this year, you have taken it to new heights. i have to congratulate you. it's. you have some of the guy from "duck dynasty." which can only mean one thing, the g
which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] i would like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd,...
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barbara streisand was there, and it is not often you have the president of the nra and barbara in one room. so things go on there, deals happen. i think there's a line that's crossed. >> my understanding they raised a considerable amount compared to last year, but definitely it is ops, by the way, we have scholarships to hand out. >> been to the dinner a number of times. when they give out the awards, that's when everyone heads to the bathroom. >> yeah. >> dean, one of the things most intriguing about mr. brokaw's comments, he didn't rail against the celebrities in general, he raid against they get c and d list celebrities. guys like george clooney and some of the other legitimate a listers, you're bringing in lindsay lohan, the kardashians, thought that was an interesting point. >> i thought it was interesting. in the past, you had ozzy osbourne, justin beiber. all you need is honey boo boo, that's a sign of the apocalypse i am pretty sure. where else do you get different groups, eclectic group together with people in the media. it is not to me, i am not a journalist, don't disrespec
barbara streisand was there, and it is not often you have the president of the nra and barbara in one room. so things go on there, deals happen. i think there's a line that's crossed. >> my understanding they raised a considerable amount compared to last year, but definitely it is ops, by the way, we have scholarships to hand out. >> been to the dinner a number of times. when they give out the awards, that's when everyone heads to the bathroom. >> yeah. >> dean, one of...
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this is the key to the nra's influence. it isn't spending money. they have extremely active and engaged membership that cares about this issue more than 90% of those opposed, the 90% of the people that support background checks. until someone else demonstrates otherwise -- >> let me get a break in here. we'll continue on the other side. i also want to pick up some other stories going on. early jockeying for 2016 already under way as you know. we haven't even gotten to the midterm elections yet, but we're already talking about it. >>> big announcement this week by nba player jason collins and why it matters. he came out as a gay athlete. i'm joined by fellow pro athlete brendon ayanbadejo. back with more from our round table right after this. reat. it won't take long, will it? nah. okay. this, won't take long will it? no, not at all. how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. didn't take very long, did it? this spring, dig in and save. that's nice. post it. already did. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot
this is the key to the nra's influence. it isn't spending money. they have extremely active and engaged membership that cares about this issue more than 90% of those opposed, the 90% of the people that support background checks. until someone else demonstrates otherwise -- >> let me get a break in here. we'll continue on the other side. i also want to pick up some other stories going on. early jockeying for 2016 already under way as you know. we haven't even gotten to the midterm...
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which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] i would like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd, shook some hands and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they will buy anything. it is an absolute joy to be her at the white house correspondents dinner. last year, tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told him i would be attending this year, he said, that is more like it. [laughter] that should not be funny to you. but this is really a star- studded event. this year, you have taken it to new heights. i have to congratulate you. you have some of the guy from "duck dynasty." which can only mean one thing, the guys fr
which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] i would like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd,...
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freaking crazy do you have to be to the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. i'd like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was confusion with the seating chart, for a moment someone accidentally shot governor chris christie with the republicans, that was awkward and i apologize. speaking of tables before dinner, i had a chance to mingle and told my account for al jazeera for $500 million. they'll buy anything. but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. last year brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i said i'll be attending this year, he said, that's more like it. that shouldn't be funny to you. this is really a star-studded event. this year you've taken it to new heights. new heights. because you've got some of the guys from duck dynasty here. the guys are here which can only mean one thing, the guys from storage wars said no. i love duck dynasty but i don't think your streisand whistle -- oh, my god, it works she's here. incredible. i always
freaking crazy do you have to be to the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. i'd like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was confusion with the seating chart, for a moment someone accidentally shot governor chris christie with the republicans, that was awkward and i apologize. speaking of tables before dinner, i had a chance to mingle and told my account for al jazeera for $500 million. they'll buy anything. but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house...
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wane la pierre is nearly the executive vic vice president oe nra. which begs the question how freaken crazy do you have to be to be the president of the nra! he is not even at the top! also i would like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was confusion with the seating chart. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. speak of tables, before dinner i had a chance to mingle. you probably saw me. i worked the crowd and shook some hands and sold my twin cities iter account to al-jazeera a for $500 million. they will buy anything! but it is an absolutely joy to be here at the white house correspondents' dinner. last year tom brokaw criticized the event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told tom i would be attending this year he said that is more like it. that shouldn't be funny to you. this is really a star studded event. this year yo you have take teno new heights. you have some of the guys from duck dynasty here. duck dynasty. whi
wane la pierre is nearly the executive vic vice president oe nra. which begs the question how freaken crazy do you have to be to be the president of the nra! he is not even at the top! also i would like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was confusion with the seating chart. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. speak of tables, before dinner i had a chance to mingle. you probably saw me. i...
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what better time than this to gather with 70,000 friends and worship at the alter of the nra. >> stand, fight. >> make sure our second amendment rights are respected. >> we wanted to make the 1022 look like a modern assault rifle. >> we don't mistake battles for war. >> leave our freedom alone. >> everyone who voted against it is suffering and are going to continue to suffer. >> i have a lot of concerns about that leading to a gi
what better time than this to gather with 70,000 friends and worship at the alter of the nra. >> stand, fight. >> make sure our second amendment rights are respected. >> we wanted to make the 1022 look like a modern assault rifle. >> we don't mistake battles for war. >> leave our freedom alone. >> everyone who voted against it is suffering and are going to continue to suffer. >> i have a lot of concerns about that leading to a gi
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incidentally you may not know this but wayne la pierre is the executive vice president of the nra. which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also i'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating charts. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. but speaking of tables, before dinner i had a chance to mingle. you probably saw me. i worked the crowd. i shook some hands. and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they'll buy anything. but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. last year tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told tom i would be attending this year he said "that's more like it." that shouldn't be funny to you. but this is really a star-studded event. this year you've taken it to new heights. i have to congratulate you. new heights. because you've go
incidentally you may not know this but wayne la pierre is the executive vice president of the nra. which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also i'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating charts. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. but speaking of tables, before...
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. >> the nra is also in the business of helping bombers get away with their crimes. >> as the attack becomes just the latest fodder for partisan commentators? are the suspects' religious beliefs getting too much scrutiny or not enough? too sympathetic to the 19-year-old suspect? a "new york times" columnist takes me on and says the media are pushing a liberal agenda on gun control and other issues. i'll take that up with ross douthat. the preside . >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with it. i remember when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> but should the press corps be yucking it up with the press gang and the white house authorities? i'm howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." >>> the coverage of the boston bombing took a sharp turn this week as it turned to the motivation of the tsarnaev brothers and whether authorities had bundled the case. angry talk about muslims, as much of the media world picked side, pointed fingers and engaged in ideological sniping. >> we might want to rethink now and say do we want to allo
. >> the nra is also in the business of helping bombers get away with their crimes. >> as the attack becomes just the latest fodder for partisan commentators? are the suspects' religious beliefs getting too much scrutiny or not enough? too sympathetic to the 19-year-old suspect? a "new york times" columnist takes me on and says the media are pushing a liberal agenda on gun control and other issues. i'll take that up with ross douthat. the preside . >> the media...
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right now in houston the nra is strategying for the 2014 elections. the prospect of a second term is apt inspiration for president obama's lose. blues give vois to a collective injustice and longing for change. the same longing for change that earned the president a victory twice over. when he hopes now is that these blues will have congress singing a new song come 2014. and former cheaf of staff the newt gingrich 2012 campaign and ira cat nelson, professor of political science and history at columbia university. and author of "fear itself: the new deal from the origin of our time." thank you all for being here. gairlt, i want to start with you. i feel like what is going on here? you have 90% of americans saying they support it. what in the world is happening? >> remember that. you had some house members saying it's going to die when it comes over here. you had senators saying i'm not going to stick my neck out to something dying and i don't want to give obama a victory. i don't want to give him something he wants. that's what the president kept sayin
right now in houston the nra is strategying for the 2014 elections. the prospect of a second term is apt inspiration for president obama's lose. blues give vois to a collective injustice and longing for change. the same longing for change that earned the president a victory twice over. when he hopes now is that these blues will have congress singing a new song come 2014. and former cheaf of staff the newt gingrich 2012 campaign and ira cat nelson, professor of political science and history at...
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you cannot go into the upcoming cycle with immigration nonreform along with the tag now between the nra and party in blocking substantive reforms on gun issues, going into those elections even in those districts that are red, polls show they want movement on guns. they want movement on immigration. the party cannot be standing in the doorway going no. i think that there's going to be movement there. i'm looking at paul ryan as sort of a key player here. very quietly in the background shoring up what he needs to shore up and peeling off votes he's not going to get. he knows the folks he can't bring to the stables or take out of the stables to actually get out in the field and run. >> kentucky derby week. >> preakness, baby. i think paul ryan and a few hands in the senate will massage this thing through. >> on that point, is it completely out of the president's hands now, joan? is it in the hands of whether or not senate republicans back rubio and get that number above 70 or 75 and is someone like paul ryan and boehner say let's go to the floor on this and move on it. >> i think it's out
you cannot go into the upcoming cycle with immigration nonreform along with the tag now between the nra and party in blocking substantive reforms on gun issues, going into those elections even in those districts that are red, polls show they want movement on guns. they want movement on immigration. the party cannot be standing in the doorway going no. i think that there's going to be movement there. i'm looking at paul ryan as sort of a key player here. very quietly in the background shoring up...
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. >> the nra made this mistake. they should have done what they did in '99 after columbine saying we support background checks. we all know that when you start talking about assault weapons, it's a mess because assault weapons aren't really assault weapons. then you talk about semiautomatics. they go you're coming after my pistol. then you go, no, wait, wait, wait! >> against a ban -- >> let me make the point for a second. it is important -- >> so you can't support -- >> -- to underline how much the nra has screwed this issue up. if they had given a background check they would not have seen this explode. this would not have happened for assault weapons. >> they are hurting themselves. >> the ghosts of '94 were congresswoman back to the districts and what we have been watching on this show this morning is the exact option. watching a senator go back to her district and get hell for opposing background checks. >> there's a lot of mythology about 1994. >> there is. >> i personally believe that the republicans won that
. >> the nra made this mistake. they should have done what they did in '99 after columbine saying we support background checks. we all know that when you start talking about assault weapons, it's a mess because assault weapons aren't really assault weapons. then you talk about semiautomatics. they go you're coming after my pistol. then you go, no, wait, wait, wait! >> against a ban -- >> let me make the point for a second. it is important -- >> so you can't support --...
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all i see on the other side of this is the nra and money. >> unfortunately, these folks don't always vote on the merits and in the world where all politics is local -- >> at least you can hide behind a good debate usually. tell me what it is. >> this seemed one of those situations where -- as pat toomey said and it's kind of interesting he is talking about that look. even a guy as where he is on the spectrum saying this is a willing vote and people on the right and left could have come together on this on a painless way and sad it didn't happen. i take the president at his word when he says this is the beginning of a battle not the end of it and i think gun legislation like immigration reform is a 10, 20-year process and i'm not saying it will take 10, 20 years from now, but we're at the end of the beginning not the beginning of the end. >> even though it's so clear and you have a situation like newtown and have you a situation where you know background checks right now the situation, the system we have in place archaic. it's a joke. >> not to excuse the vote on gun control but it is
all i see on the other side of this is the nra and money. >> unfortunately, these folks don't always vote on the merits and in the world where all politics is local -- >> at least you can hide behind a good debate usually. tell me what it is. >> this seemed one of those situations where -- as pat toomey said and it's kind of interesting he is talking about that look. even a guy as where he is on the spectrum saying this is a willing vote and people on the right and left could...
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he has worked closely with the nra. bettergotten somewhat since newtown, connecticut, but he is still trying to thread the needle and not completely , so hee the nra disrespected senator dianne feinstein and her legislation. by alluded to the real push some to reform the filibuster rule and get us back to the democracy role, away from the 60 vote threshold, and he flubbed it. e had a we too talk around why we lose, but we didn't actually lose worked against us. and so i'm by myself very disappointed with harry reid, but i don't have a vote up there. there's only so much i can do. host: joan walsh with salon, where she's editor at large. here's one of her recent pieces, adam lanza versus the knock-off jihadists. nd in it, she writes -- host: why do you think that is, and what conclusions do you draw? guest: well, i think once you designate something terrorism and, you know, a pressure cooker bomb is terrorism, but automatic weapons in a first grade terrorism isn't terrorism, you just -- the narrative shifts. i know that
he has worked closely with the nra. bettergotten somewhat since newtown, connecticut, but he is still trying to thread the needle and not completely , so hee the nra disrespected senator dianne feinstein and her legislation. by alluded to the real push some to reform the filibuster rule and get us back to the democracy role, away from the 60 vote threshold, and he flubbed it. e had a we too talk around why we lose, but we didn't actually lose worked against us. and so i'm by myself very...
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because they're always looking or their right shoulder, worried about a challenge and an nra-inspired challenge in this case. so you know, it seems to me that a better time to raise this issue would be next spring, after those filing deadlines close. but i don't know what information senator manchin has that would encourage him to think that a quick strike would be better. i would think that giving it a little bit of time would be the best thing to do and it's important to remember, andrea, that you know, the brady law, you remember this, you were covering some of this, the brady law had, i think seven votes before it ultimately became law. some of these things take years to accomplish. and while you know, when you watch the news and you see grieving parents, not just the newtown parents, but in cities like chicago and other cities every night you can see a parent grieving the loss of a child. it's hard to be patient. but the nature of the process is it takes time. and i would think that by next spring, you might have another opportunity here to move on this, the other thing i would s
because they're always looking or their right shoulder, worried about a challenge and an nra-inspired challenge in this case. so you know, it seems to me that a better time to raise this issue would be next spring, after those filing deadlines close. but i don't know what information senator manchin has that would encourage him to think that a quick strike would be better. i would think that giving it a little bit of time would be the best thing to do and it's important to remember, andrea,...
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at the nra convention in houston, he challenged vice president joe biden to a debate on gun control. and later that night in south carolina, he spoke at a republican fund-raiser that's been a traditional stop for gop presidential hopefuls. because his senate seat is the only position he's ever held, i lacks a long legislative track record. there's plenty we know about him. opposes gay marriage, supports overturning roe v. wade, he supported full extension of the bush tax cuts, opposes the bipartisan effort on immigration reform. he voted against both john kerry's nomination as second state of state and chuck hagel calling them less than ardent fans of the u.s. military. both served in vietnam. on obama's gun-control push in the wake of shooting in newtown, cruz released a statement saying, quote, i am prepared to use any procedural means necessary to ensure that congress does not pass any laws infringing on the second amendment. cruz's opposition helped spur the gop movement to filibuster background checks. and in a statement that raised even republican eyebrows over the past week, c
at the nra convention in houston, he challenged vice president joe biden to a debate on gun control. and later that night in south carolina, he spoke at a republican fund-raiser that's been a traditional stop for gop presidential hopefuls. because his senate seat is the only position he's ever held, i lacks a long legislative track record. there's plenty we know about him. opposes gay marriage, supports overturning roe v. wade, he supported full extension of the bush tax cuts, opposes the...
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incidentally you may not know this but wayne la pierre is the executive vice president of the nra. which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also i'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating charts. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. but speaking of tables, before dinner i had a chance to mingle. you probably saw me. i worked the crowd. i shook some hands. and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $5 million. they'll buy anything [ laughter ] but it is an absolute joy to be here at the white house correspondents dinner. last year tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a list celebrities. when i told tom i would be attending this year he said "that's more like it." [ laughter ] >> that shouldn't be funny to you. but this is really a star-studded event. this year you've taken us to new heights. i have to congratulate you. new
incidentally you may not know this but wayne la pierre is the executive vice president of the nra. which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? he's not even at the top. also i'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating charts. for a moment someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. very awkward. but speaking of tables, before...
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which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] thatld like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd, shook some hands and sold my twitter account to al jazeera for $500 million. they will buy anything. it is an absolute joy to be her at the white house correspondents dinner. last year, tom brokaw criticized this event for having too many superstars and a-list celebrities. when i told him i would be attending this year, he said, that is more like it. [laughter] that should not be funny to you. but this is really a star- studded event. this year, you have taken it to new heights. i have to congratulate you. it's. you have some of the guy from duct minus to hear. --- duck dynasty. one thing,nly mean t
which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? [laughter] [applause] he is not even at the top. [laughter] thatld like to acknowledge earlier this evening there was some confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward, and i apologize. very awkward. speaking of tables, before dinner, i had a chance to mingle, you probably saw me. i worked the crowd, shook...
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this, you know, making decisions about this vote that they really ought to stick to the base and the nra version of things because they'll lose everything. you were warning them to, you know, vote against background checks. and now look what's happened. >> why would you want to be on the side of the 90%? why would you want to cross an al qaeda member who is on the fbi's most wanted list? who actually if you have an al qaeda member going on youtube and basically calling jihad, called jihad against americans to shoot and kill americans and he says background checks, the system is terribly flawed in meshlg. so go to america, what are you waiting for, get guns, kill americans. why would any senator republican or democrat want to stop al qaeda from having access to those guns in gun shows or on the internet? i guess this whole politics thing is just way above me and the majority of the united states senators. let's go to gene robinson. it's not really a surprise, is it? you basically give the finger to 90% of the american people and in certain states, like new hampshire, arizona, where gaby g
this, you know, making decisions about this vote that they really ought to stick to the base and the nra version of things because they'll lose everything. you were warning them to, you know, vote against background checks. and now look what's happened. >> why would you want to be on the side of the 90%? why would you want to cross an al qaeda member who is on the fbi's most wanted list? who actually if you have an al qaeda member going on youtube and basically calling jihad, called jihad...
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interesting first issue for them to try and tackle, because they're going against the gun lobby, like the nra, and their ground game has been perfected over the years. they're not just a well-funded lobby. they've got a passionate base of supports and members who are very passionate about this one issue. and for ofa to try and move sentiment on this issue, it was an uphill battle. and so it will be interesting to see what they do when it comes to immigration and some of the other pieces of president obama's agenda, but i think gun control, to write them off completely right now, i think it was one of those weird, interesting anomaly issues. >> jackie, we're just over a hundred days into the second term, the president just finishing up with some cabinet appointments. according to "the new york times," many top-level jobs also remain unfilled. one of the worst backlogs is at the state department, where nearly a quarter of the most senior posts are not filled, including those in charge of embassy security and counterterrorism. why is it that this second-term administration seems to be having suc
interesting first issue for them to try and tackle, because they're going against the gun lobby, like the nra, and their ground game has been perfected over the years. they're not just a well-funded lobby. they've got a passionate base of supports and members who are very passionate about this one issue. and for ofa to try and move sentiment on this issue, it was an uphill battle. and so it will be interesting to see what they do when it comes to immigration and some of the other pieces of...